I amla. I've been very open about the fact that I was not always good and making my

relationships work. I have been divorced three times twice from the same person. In other words, I have seen a lot and failed a lot in my relationships.

So I am here to share with you what I learned along the way because I did take copious notes.

Welcome to the R-Spot, a production of Shandaland Audio in partnership with I-Heart Radio. Welcome to the R-Spot, the place we come to talk about all things relationships in all kinds of relationships. I am your host, your guide, or should I say today I will

be one of your gods because I am back with legendary author, artist, cultural activist Kevin Powell,

who is the Grammy-nominated creator

of Grocery Shopping with my mother.

Today we're talking with two more mothers about their

relationships with their sons. Now if you haven't listened to last week's

episode with Kevin, please go back and check it out right now so you

can be right up to the moment and what we've been talking about. We're returning

to this conversation about mothers and sons because it can be one of the most

blessed and difficult relationships a mother or a son could ever have.

When you talk about a mother's son relationship you're talking about a

woman raising a man. There's an ancient African proverb that says the king is who his mother makes him. Now Kevin has been very

authentic, very real, very upfront about how much he loves his mother and how difficult their relationship has been.

Thank you, Kevin, for joining us today.

Thank you so much and I'm just humbled and grateful.

Kevin, I've got some mothers on the line and I'm just humbled and grateful. Kevin, I've got some mothers on the line

and I want you to talk to them as a son, okay?

Absolutely.

Greetings beloved and welcome to the R spot. My guest today is Kevin Powell, the

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